Collection Assistant, Hong Kong Palace Museum

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) under West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is seeking a Collection Management Assistant on a fixed-term 1-year contract. You will support digitization, cataloguing, and asset management, collaborating with curators and the Digital Assets team.

Responsibilities include handling objects for viewing, assisting in acquisitions, documenting cataloguing, and supporting exhibition-related activities.

Qualifications

• University degree in visual art, art history, cultural heritage, archives or museum studies.
• 1–2 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Permanent HK resident at appointment unless otherwise stated.
• Strong interest in art and culture; excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support digitization and cataloguing strategies, including digital asset management.
• Maintain The Museum System (TMS) data with curators and staff.
• Coordinate object viewing, handling, tracking and documentation.
• Assist acquisitions and catalogue-related documentation with curators.
• Photograph acquisitions in coordination with photographers and assets team.
• Assist in object rehousing projects and loan management.
• Support on-site installation/deinstallation for exhibitions as needed.
• Handle image licensing requests and related duties.

Skills

English proficiency

Chinese proficiency

Putonghua

Microsoft Office

Education

University degree in visual art or museum studies

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is a dedicated museum that showcases the exquisite artefacts from Palace Museum’s collections and collaborates with other museums in research, exhibitions, education and public programmes. The museum comprises 7 800 square metres of gallery space for standing and special exhibitions on Palace Museum’s collections of paintings, calligraphy, antiquities and historical objects, as well as thematic displays on world cultures and civilisations.

(This is a fixed-term contract position of 1-year with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance.)

You Will Be Responsible For

• supporting the implementation of effective collection digitization and cataloguing strategies, including digital asset management and collection documentation;
• assisting in the management and maintenance of The Museum System (TMS), ensuring collection data is accurate, complete, and up to date through close collaboration with curators and other relevant parties;
• coordinating and supporting object viewing activities, including the preparation, handling, tracking, and documentation of collection objects;
• assisting the Manager, Collection Management, in collaborating with the Curatorial Affairs Section, supporting the acquisition of new objects, and maintaining collection documentation, particularly in relation to cataloguing;
• supporting acquisitions in collaboration with curators, and photographing new acquisitions in coordination with the photographer and Digital Assets teammate;
• assisting the Collection Team with object rehousing projects;
• assisting supervisors in exhibition-related loan management, registration work, and on-site installation and deinstallation activities, when necessary;
• assisting the Assistant Manager, Digital Asset, in handling image licensing requests from external parties relating to the use of the Museum’s images; and
• performing any other duties as may be reasonably assigned from time to time by the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

You Should

• possess a recognised university degree in visual art, art history, cultural heritage management, archives and records management, museum studies or other relevant discipline;
• preferably possess 1-2 year(s) of relevant work experience;
• be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise;
• have strong interest in building profession in the art and culture sector;
• have good written and verbal communication skills in both English and Chinese, proficiency in Putonghua is an advantage;
• have good hands work will be a plus; and
• be proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office.

28-08-2026

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact:

Lilian Cheung /[phone]